Patents Assigned to Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften
  • Patent number: 11688992
    Abstract: A broadband light source device for creating broadband light pulses includes a hollow-core fiber and a pump laser source device. The hollow-core fiber is configured to create the broadband light pulses by an optical non-linear broadening of pump laser pulses. The hollow-core fiber includes a filling gas, an axial hollow light guiding fiber core configured to support core modes of a guided light field, and an inner fiber structure surrounding the fiber core and configured to support transverse wall modes of the guided light field. The pump laser source device is configured to create and provide the pump laser pulses at an input side of the hollow-core fiber. The transverse wall modes include a fundamental transverse wall mode and second and higher order transverse wall modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Patrick Sebastian Uebel, Philip St. J. Russell, Sebastian Thomas Bauerschmidt
  • Patent number: 11682763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode material comprising at least one sulfur-limonene sulfide component or a composite of the sulfur-limonene sulfide component with a first conductive component; electrodes, in particular cathodes, containing the electrode material; half-cells, cells, and batteries containing the electrodes; and processes for obtaining the electrode material, the electrode, the half-cell, the cell, and the battery comprising electrode material and/or electrodes of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E. V.
    Inventors: Feixiang Wu, Yan Yu, Joachim Maier
  • Publication number: 20230168255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the capacity of a Cluster 1 mammalian Transcription Factor (TF) for phase separation and/or the capacity for forming a transcriptional condensate in a sample, including a method of determining the presence, localization and/or morphology of a transcriptional condensate comprising said Transcription Factor, and/or of determining the composition of a transcriptional condensate comprising at least one Cluster 1 mammalian TF and/or of determining the transcriptional activity of the TF or a condensate comprising the TF. Further, the present invention relates to an active agent for use in a method of preventing and/or treating a disorder associated with, caused by and/or accompanied with a dysfunction of a biomolecular condensate comprising at least one Cluster 1 mammalian TF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Denes HNISZ, Shaon BASU, Sebastian MACKOWIAK
  • Publication number: 20230170007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic domain wall displacement type memory cell (racetrack memory device) that includes a 4d or 5d metal dusting layer (DL) at the ferromagnetic/heavy metal interface of the ferromagnetic (FM) structure or the synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure of the basic racetrack device structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Yicheng GUAN, Tianping MA, Robin BLAESING, Stuart S.P. PARKIN
  • Publication number: 20230133208
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for compressing digital data includes obtaining a sequence of digital data values; mapping the sequence of digital data values to a sequence of code words having non-uniform bit lengths; packing the sequence of code words into a sequence of storage words having uniform bit length and corresponding to a fixed-size piece of data handled as a unit by the instruction set or the hardware of a processor; and outputting the sequence of storage words together with a first bitmask indicating the bit length of each code word, wherein in the method is implemented using special purpose vector instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventor: Ramin MARX
  • Patent number: 11640028
    Abstract: A hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF) (10) for guiding at least one mode of a light field (1) along a mode guiding section (11) of the HC-PCF (10), comprises an outer jacket (12), an inner cladding (13) and a hollow core (14), which extend along the HC-PCF (10), wherein the inner cladding (13) is arranged on an interior surface of the outer jacket (12) and comprises anti-resonant structures (15) surrounding the hollow core (14), and the hollow core (14) has a mode guiding core diameter (d) provided along the mode guiding section of the HC-PCF (10), and wherein at least one fiber end (16) of the HC-PCF (10) has a light field coupling section (17) in which the hollow core (14) is tapered over an axial coupling section length from a fiber end core diameter (D) at the at least one fiber end (16) to the mode guiding core diameter (d). Furthermore, methods of using the HC-PCF and manufacturing the HC-PCF are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Thomas Bauerschmidt, Patrick Sebastian Uebel, Philip St. J. Russell
  • Patent number: 11638913
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to increasing the catalytic efficiency of Weyl semimetals by subjecting Weyl semimetals to an external magnetic field of greater than 0 T, for example greater than 0.1 T. In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure the Weyl semimetal is selected from the group consisting of NbP, TaP, NbAs and TaAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, Claudia Felser, Catherine Ranjitha Rajamathi, Nitesh Kumar, Uttam Gupta
  • Publication number: 20230087805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of the interaction between H. pylori HopQ and a member of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) family as well as to immunogenic compositions based on H. pylori HopQ. The present invention further relates to the use of the inhibitors and immunogenic compositions for preventing or treating a disease or disorder caused by or associated with H. pylori.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Anahita JAVAHERI, Tobias KRUSE, Markus GERHARD, Bernhard B. SINGER, Daniel HORNBURG, Han REMAUT, Matthias MANN, Felix MEISSNER, Steffen BACKERT
  • Patent number: 11608570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a panel of cells (i.e. a cell library) expressing various different mutant variants of a protein of interest, wherein only one of said mutant variants is expressed per cell from a single gene copy. The present invention also relates to a method or cell library for identifying a mutant variant of a protein of interest having a different or modified biological activity as compared to the corresponding wild-type protein of interest. According to the present invention the identified mutant variant of a protein of interest may be applied for white biotechnology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften E.V.
    Inventors: David Ng, Oliver Griesbeck, Mutlu Erdogan
  • Publication number: 20230073506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a workstation (1), a preparation station (2) and a method for manipulating an electron microscopy grid assembly (3). The workstation (1) comprises a first compartment (101), a first gas inlet (102) for generating an overpressure in the first compartment (101), a first glove (104) and a second glove (105), each being fixed in a respective opening (106, 107) of the workstation (1), wherein the first glove (104) and the second glove (105) are movable in the first compartment (101) to manipulate objects in the first compartment (101), wherein the workstation (1) comprises a port (109) for providing a transfer device (4) for an electron microscopy grid assembly (3) in the first compartment (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E. V.
    Inventors: Sebastian TACKE, Stefan RAUNSER
  • Publication number: 20230067910
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by general formula (Ia), (Ib), (IIa) or (IIb). These compounds are suitable for imaging alpha-synuclein and for diagnosing diseases which are associated with the aggregation of alpha-synuclein. The compounds are also useful for treating and preventing diseases which are associated with the aggregation of alpha-synuclein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: MODAG GMBH, MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Armin GIESE, Felix SCHMIDT, Daniel WECKBECKER, Andrei LEONOV, Sergey RYAZANOV, Christian GRIESINGER, Bernd PICHLER, Kristina HERFERT, Andreas MAURER, Laura KÜBLER, Sabrina BUSS
  • Patent number: 11595133
    Abstract: A quantum device includes a non-reciprocal transmission structure, wherein the transmission structure is designed such that for first waves traversing the transmission structure in a forward direction the phases of the first waves are at least partially conserved, and for second waves traversing the transmission structure in a backward direction, the phases of the second waves are at least partially replaced by random ones, such that the phase conservation is more pronounced in the forward direction than in the backward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Wissenschaften E.V.
    Inventors: Jochen Mannhart, Daniel Braak
  • Patent number: 11573231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marker that can be used as aging biomarker. More specifically, the present invention relates to the analysis of nucleolar size as a biomarker for aging and metabolic health and its relation to the virtual age, or the life expectancy of animals, including humans. The aging biomarker of the invention can be used to study the effect of medication, food compounds and/or special diets on the wellness and virtual age, or the life expectancy of animals, including humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.v.
    Inventors: Adam Antebi, Varnesh Tiku, Pieternella Slagboom
  • Patent number: 11569918
    Abstract: A quantum device comprising a transmission structure, wherein based on quantum collapse, interference and selective absorption the transmission structure is designed such that quantum waves emitted by at least two bodies, for example, by thermal excitation, are passed preferentially to a subset of these bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Wissenschaften E.V.
    Inventors: Jochen Mannhart, Daniel Braak
  • Publication number: 20230027067
    Abstract: An optical component comprising a planar metasurface arranged on a surface of a first substrate and a top layer arranged in a height direction Z above the metasurface, wherein the metasurface comprises a plurality of scattering structures, wherein a dielectric material is deposited on a subset of the plurality of scattering structures, wherein an active media is sandwiched between the metasurface and the top layer, wherein an incident electromagnetic radiation is transmitted or reflected by the optical component, wherein a phase profile modulation is induced on the incident electromagnetic radiation during the reflection or transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Laura Na LIU, Jianxiong LI
  • Patent number: 11562253
    Abstract: In one aspect the application relates to a computing system for providing data for modelling a human brain comprises a database including a plurality of datasets (or allow access to a plurality of datasets), each dataset including at least a dynamical model of the brain including at least one node and a neurodataset of a neuroimaging modality input. The at least one node include a representation of a local dynamic model and a parameter set of the local dynamic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Codebox Computerdienste GmbH, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Wissenschaften e.V., Universite D'Aix Marseille
    Inventors: Anthony Randal McIntosh, Jochen Mersmann, Viktor Jirsa, Petra Ritter
  • Patent number: 11538610
    Abstract: The invention relates to hard magnets that include an intermetallic compound having the general composition XaX?bYcZd where X and X? independently from one another are representative of a 3d transition metal with unpaired electrons; Y is a 4d or 5d transition metal of groups 5, 8, 9, or 10 Z is a main group element of groups 13, 14 or 15; a and d independently from one another represent a number between 0.1 and 2.0; and b and c independently from one another represent a number between 0.0 and 2.0; such that a+b+c+d is between 3.0 and 4.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Rolf Stinshoff, Roshnee Sahoo, Claudia Felser
  • Publication number: 20220404242
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rhodamine-type fluorophores being present in two states, a cell-permeable non-florescent form and a fluorescent form. The present invention also relates to use of the fluorophores in staining and live cell fluorescence imaging. The compounds have general formula (10) or the general formula (10?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E. V.
    Inventors: Kai JOHNSSON, Lu WANG
  • Publication number: 20220397703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method for making metasurfaces comprising liquid gating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventor: Stuart S.P. PARKIN
  • Patent number: 11526331
    Abstract: An apparatus and a corresponding method for generating at least one random number are disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical parametric oscillator being pumped by a pump signal with a predetermined pump power and a predetermined pump frequency. The optical parametric oscillator is configured to operate in a period multiplication state for providing an oscillator output signal of alternating light pulses, the oscillator output signal having a period that is N-times the period of the pump signal, where N is an integer and N>I. The apparatus also includes a comparing unit being configured to compare the output signal with a reference signal, wherein the reference signal has a frequency that is 1/N of the predetermined pump frequency, and an evaluation unit being configured to generate the at least one random number based on the comparison of the output signal with the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART, MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Steinle, Ilja Gerhardt, Johannes Nikolaus Greiner, Harald Giessen